St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
A DISH OF SALAD.

legitimate questions which have been
propounded to ex-Gov. PIERCE by and
through the GLOBE, of which he has
taken no notice. He imagines they will
down if he treats Them with silence.
He Shirks and skulks and tries vainly to
attract attention from them. But they
will live to haunt him. If GILBERT A.
PIERCE ever stands for office in Dakota
he will find these questions, printed in
large, conspicuous type. in many cOlors
and neatly framed, at every polling
place in the territory, posted in such a
manner that the voters will see them.
This will be done with the compliments
of the GLOBE. Then he must answer to
the people. He can't shirk. There will
be no lodging. He'd better come out
like a man now and frankly make
answer. This, at least, would save the
expense of getting up the bulletins.
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There seems to be a disposition in
some quarters in Dakota to crow over
the resignation of SPARKS. This is
hardly the proper thing to do. Never
kick a man when he is down. Every
body comedies SPARKS rugged honesty
and his bitter enmity toward cOrpo-
rations and mOnopOlieS. COnceding
that his method and policy were at fault
in some respects, it must be conceded,
also, that he made his fight i'll good
faith. He is good man, and will be
heard from again. 1t often happens that
sparks shoulder for long time and
then blaze up and grow into a big fire.
The enemies of the old man in Dakota
should think of him kindly and give
him a chance. He'll come back to con-
gress from Illinois, and some day he
may have a chance to vote on the divi-
sion of the territory or some public i'm
prOvement for Dakota.
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"Looker-In' seems to think that
PIERCE has not aided his political boom
by his editorial experience. 1t has led
to some exposures that might never
have occurred had he not attempted to
play the Judas Iscariot act and stirred
up the animals.
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The divisionists never polled a ma
jority of the votes of the territory, and
North Dakota says she don't want di-
vision. What, then, have they got to
say to congress, anyway?
Few journalists have ever grown to be
statesmen. There seems to be fatality
in the business.
The case against the firm of PIERCE,
TYNER & earle looks bad. 1t was a
low, dirty piece of business. The in
ceptiOn of it was scandalOus; the action
of PIERCE in passing upon and accept
ing it criminal, and the manner in which
the Pioneer Press managing editor fixed
it specimen of shameful bung-
ling. TYNER denies the author
ship of the letter; the apology
of the Pioneer Press is evasive and
throws no light upon it. The burden of
guilt seems to rest on Pierce. The
GLOBE will reserve comment until the
parties concerned are heard from in the
Pioneer Press. Gen. TYNER will clear
his skirts of completely in the affair and
show where the blame belOngS-unless
he himself is guilty.
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Commissioner MCCLURE is getting
out another little book. MCCLURE is
just the kind of a man to populate ter
ritory-by the book and circular method.
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Who is the Dakotian who partook of
the DEVILS crab and stewed mice BAN
Quet at Washington?
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Fort Lincoln will not be abandoned.
The young ladies of Bismarck and Man.
dan may take fresh courage.
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Congressman PEEL says he is all right
on the reservation question. Still he
expresses a desire to peel some pieces
off the DAWES bill, and this will tend
to delay matters.
The statehood convention at Aber-
deem Dec. Is will fifty represent the
sentiment of the people of Dakota, ire
spective of party. Former conventions
have been mere side-shows and had no
influence. Congress will act upon the
suggestions of the Aberdeen cOnven-
ton. If Gen. CAMPBELL and his coterie
want to get in out of the wet and es-
cape the flood they had better secure
tickets early, so as to be certain of good
seats.
The Black Hills editors seem to be
lacking in backbone. Evidently they